Innovation & Weathering Industry Disruptions

The Executive Roundtable Series features next-steps and best practices to respond appropriately to industry disruptions, allowing executive leaders to recover quickly, adapt, and progress their organizations from survival to recovery.

The current health crisis and business disruption has changed business operations permanently. Executive leaders are focused on lean operations, agility, sustainability, and safety. Operational innovation, agile business models, and ad hoc process improvements have become the new norm for industry leaders. 

During this Executive Roundtable, we’ll be discussing business operations and best practices for industry innovation focused on:

• Utilizing technology to replicate business processes and scalability
• Prioritizing safety and consumer interaction by being innovative with service delivery and product development
• Creating safeguards for nimble and viable business models
• Cultivating a workplace culture of proactivity, creativity, and innovation balanced with proven business models

Meet the Presenter

Vanessa Dodds, CEO/President of Connections 4 Success, is a business strategy, professional development, and workplace culture expert with over fifteen years’ expertise and experience across corporate and small businesses, trades, public sector, and nonprofit industries. She is an accomplished leader within the Greater Pittsburgh region with a proven track record of helping organizations grow. She serves on the Carlow University’s Alumni Advisory Council, is a National Small Business Leadership Council member, and is the past President of the Rotary E-Club of District 7305.

Connections 4 Success helps organizations tackle important issues such as accountability, productivity, and workforce development. Vanessa has successfully implemented business alignment, strategic growth objectives, fiscal and operational management, program development, and organizational training for numerous award-winning for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh region. To learn more about Connections 4 Success’ business solutions, workforce development options, training series, and speaking opportunities, visit connections4success.net.